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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
PARTISdNSHIP INDEED.

To every observer who is not blind parti-
san 1t will appear painful fact that the con-
troll of the United States Senate for the last
half OF President Cleveland's term must prob
ably depend upon the decision by that body In
certain contests in which fraud is loudly
charged. Fair minded men will therefore be
anxious to get correct impressions at the outset
in regard to the disputed cases. There Ia at
present probability that the seats from New
Jersey and Indiana may both be contested.
and the salient features of the Indiana case
have already been noticed. News dispatches
have also given accounts Of the frauds detected
in New Jersey, bv which the Democrats are
hoping to secure shadow OF claim for Sen
ator from that State. 1t is yet matter of doubt
whether these frauds will so far succeed as to
enable the Democrats to give even a shadow of
claim to their candidate. But if they attain
that end at all it Must now be by the vote OF a
member whose seat was secured by frauds as
shameless as those which disgraced the DEM
ocratic procedure in Ohio.
In order to form a just opinion of these cases
fair men will consider what would have been
thought of them if no great party prizes had
depended upon the decision. In New-Jersey,
for instance. would not every honorable Demo-
crat have said in that event; We do not want
the odlum Of forcing a man into a seat by such
doings as have here been disclosed. Ballots
changed by palpabie fraud can only cover with
shame the party which consents 10 profit by
them. Where the courts have decided that no
one has been lawfully elected, it would be
shameful to thrust into seat by the brute
force of party majority the candidate against
whom the courts decided. Lot the question go
back to the people and let new election de-
termine. Better infinitely to lose vote than
to brand the party with the Infamy of profting
by crime"
So in Indiana, there is surely not respect
able Democrat who would not say, If no great
party prize depended upon the decision d" A
candidate for Representative vino had been
sworn into another Office before his election is
expressly disqualified by the constitution. The
Democrat ousted for that reason by the House
was rightly ousted, and it served the scoundrels
right who impudently defed the Constitution
by running such man, knowing his disquali-
| 6caton. As for the Lieutenant Governor we
all voted for candidates tor that Office in No.
yemDer, and it is not decent to SGT up the pre-.
tence that there was no vacancy because our
man was not elected as we confidently hOped.
Better lose both offices than brand the party
with infamy BY revolutionary lawlessness"
Such would certainly be the feeling Of re-
spectacle Democrats in these two States il
there were no seats In the United States Senate
depending upon the result. How can these
res pectabls men answer 10 their conscisnces
Il they now uphold crimes which thay would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
A rJRv WITH HUNDREDS or PARTNERS

W. H. r. Martin and Frank r. Chambers, composing
the well known clothing trim OF Rogers. Peet Co.. gave
their second annual dinner 10 their employees last night
at the Metropolitan Hotel This house has adopted
,ocy toward its employees which goes further toward
settling the vexed relationship OF capital and labor than
volumes OF theory At their first annual dinner year
ago. they announced their intention OF distributing among
their employees certain portion OF the net profits on each
wears business proportion TO the salary OF each
pioye Accordingly last night checks amounting to over
ZACH M An a 3 l-5 per cent premium on his salary
MI Chambers In his remarks before announcing the
nd that the had not been favorable
one for trade hal been expected but that tho
had had Its work performed satisfactorily
had less occasion for rcprOo faunding. lie referred
10 the good feeling thas had boon fostercd between
poyers and employees and 10 the discovery that essennx
Inc hours OF labor the saturday half holiday
had In no degree diminished the volume OF work accom-
piished. - NJ , = o
The other speakers were C. b. Peet Algernon s. sul-
van and General Roger A. Pryor. IL. L. Ogden. OF the
firm OF John wannamaker x Co., OF Philadelphia.
one of the guests Tho dinner closed with hearty cheers
for Rogers, Peet Co., the firm having the largest num-
Der Of partners OF all In America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
OUR NEXT SENATOR

The Senatorial contest al Albany was ended
last night by the selection OF Frank Hiscock'
of Syracuse, as the Republican candidate on tne
eighteenth ballot by q vote Of so to 10.
Both the defeated aspirauts are good men, VINO
have faithfully eerved the county anu ue'
served well of the Republican party Inc
choice of Mr.. Hiscock over both OF them must
he accented as an effort of tho Republican
majority to escape from any bitterness tie pres
emit canvass might have encendered. "a well as
from the traces of old faction feeling which
obviously sharpened tho contest between MIR.
Miller and Mr.. Morton. 1t avoids on the one
hand the complaint Of Mr.. Millers opponents
that man who originally drifted into the Sen
ate In the ebb and flow of great party con-
vulsion should be retained there six years later
as continuing sign of the old rancOrous quar-
rel. II avoids on the other hand the complaint
of Mr.. Morton's opponents that the city which
gives no Republican maiOrties and scarcely
any Republican members of the Legislature
should try to grasp the entire representation Oh
the Empire State in the United States Senate.
Both sides can welcome In the nomination ot
Mr.. Hiscock relief from the evils against which
they have thus been arguing. 1t Is result
therefore, that should leave no bitterness, and 1t
certainly tends to unite the party in one homo
peneous organization, without wings or factions,
In the best possible condition for carrying the
State next year anu 80 redeeming the Nation.
1t has further the positive advantage of being
In itself 10 good result of the Senatorial can
yass as could be attained. Nobody will deny
that Frank Hscock lie of the full Senatorial size.
Nobody will claim that either Mr. Miller or Mr..
Morton is an ADLER. better equipped. or a
more experienced public servant. Nobody Will
say that either Of them has been more effi-
Gent or devoted Republican. If MIR. Hiscock is
not to-day tho leader of the House, there a'e
certainly no Republicans save MIR. Reed, OF
Maine, and Major Mckinley, of Ohio to dispute
the place with him and as constructive leg
isator he is, to say the least. not the inferior OF
either We predict for him in the Senate
career not less conspicuous, not less honorable,
and not less satisfactory to the party that pro-
NOTES him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
MR.. AGRAMOyTES RECITAL.

Mr. Emilio Agramontes fourth vocal and instrumental
recital at Chckering Hall yesterday afternoon was
thoroughly enjoyable entertainment The performers
besides Mr. Agramonte whose accomplishments. played
always with the incest appreciation Of the contents OF
the and the wishes OF the singers one OF the
features Of the which ought not to be passed
without notice. Miss Emily Winant Miss Ella
Earle Mr.. Samuel p Warren and Mr.. Carl Duff Mr..
Theodore Toedt also down the programme but was
prevented from singing by illness. The programme was
the arranged and pleasing one series thus
far, and Its American element, composed OF songs oy
Francis KOrbay, h o. Klein. &. r. warren ana r. van
Der Stucken. held Its own more than fairly win mo
compositions with which they werc associated
II was pleasure too 10 hear Mr. Warrens organ music
dgnied clear and manifesting all sides so complete
an understanding OF the music in hand and 80 perfect
mastery OF the instrument The singing was all admir-
able,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
STEM CAPTIVATING.

One result of the discussion which the Inst
railroad cremation aroused concerning the
safe heating of passenger cars has been to show
that the difficulties in the way are not nearly
40 formidable as they have been represented.
To the assertion that there Is no practicable
means of heating the cars bv steam the con-
elusive answer has been made that there are
TODAY several lines OF railroad in tho United
States uron which steam car-heatlng Is sue
ccssfully employed. The objection that when
cars are detached from the engine at stations
they sometimes have to b" left several hours
in that state has been removed BY showing
that there ia already In existence an effective
apparatus for storing steam, applicable to pre-
ciseIy this clnss of cases. Inventors, patentees'
practical mechanics, men of experience IN
many lines, have come forward With evidence
all of W hich tends to confirm THE TRTDUNEs
suggestion, made at the beginning OF the DIS
cussion, that the failure to adopt any sale
method of railroad car-heatIng hitherto has
been more a question of finance than OF
mechanics.
That there ever should have been any hesita-
ton to employ a safe mode OF car-heating on
the ground of expense Is indeed not easy 10
understand, aud only the patent facts could
cause It TO be credited. For while such
motive speaks little for the conscientiousness
of the transportation agents. 1t speaks still less
for their business sense. The destruction of
rolling stock which under the present arrange
ments almost invariably accompanies a railroad
wreck Ought of itself to have convinced the
corporations long ago that no matter what the
change might coet it's introduction would be an
act of economy. When 1t is further considered
that every such disaster results In some loss OF
life or injury to limb which ia to!erably sure to
form the ground OF action for damages; and
that uries in such cases may be counted upon
to cast the defendants as heavily as possible;
the shortsightcdness of the neglect from which
the public suffer is tho more apparent. Under
the circumstances it cannot DO thought I'M
reasonable il the travelling public, whose inter
ests have been so long disregarded by the car
riers, should at length lose patience, and insist
upon such guarantees for future protection rs
may be derived from mandatory statutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
TIE TRIBUNE ALMANAC

THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1887 ready today
is in fact as we'll as title Political Register of
the important facts which made up tho public life
of the country In 1886. Its scope includes lcgsia-
ton by Congress, movements and declarations of
political parties. lists of official agents. tables
illustrating foreign aud domestic trade and
business, details Of tho administration OF the
National Government In its various bureaus con-
stitutiynal amendments in the States and full
figures of the late Com ressional and State cleo
TONS suitably compared with previous results of
like character. It's ono hundred pages are COM
pactly filled with She salient faots of tho period
and in an authentic way mark the actual grow tn
Of the Nation and tho trend Of its development
Among the varied contents OF the Almanac will
be found abstracts Of the legislation of tho XIIXtb
Congress- first session, on alcoholic drinks tho
Army and the Navy. banks. bridges. Indians. lands
oleomarRaSine. pensions. post-ofice, Presidentia
succession. public buildings. Territorea and tradas
unions. The party platforms in twenty-five States
are given wholly vi in part. with tho resontion. of
the Anti-Saloon Conference at Chicago. The
election Of United States Senators in CaIifor,;a
Mississippi Rhode Island and yermont /. ,br,o.
icled.
There lists of the Senate and House Of Rem
reseutatives. XLIXth Congress- aud of tho LII
House. with tho post-ofico address of each Re,re-
sent ative-eiect. There lists of the pr,c;,aI
executive. diplomatic and judicial officers. with thu
names OF the chief officer of each foreign lepato, IN
| tho United Statea There postage tobI.s witt
| domestic and foreign rates A table OF National.
State and savings banks and Of trust comn.ni..
shows their capital. ISSUES dividends and denosit.
Tho National revenues ami eYpend tures ara uiveu
for 1884, 1855 and 1856. with detailed s,,t.m.,ts
of internal receipts by sources and bv States
for 1855 and 1855. 10 those tables In ad,ed tina
United States debt statement. The amounts If tina
estimates of expenditures by the Executive denart.
msnta, and OF Tho appropriations By Copure.. from
1884 to 1887, inclusive. arc also shown.
There are pensions statements showing the
number of pensioners. classified into vido "a and
invalids In the war Of 1872. and tho war NJ IN.
Rebellion, with the average annual valus Of each
pension and gbe gross payment from 1851. Nth
tho number Of troops furnished by each s,nto and
Territory. 1S8l'6a The coinage for 1885 iollov.
with the production Of gold and silver In the
United States from 1872 10 1885, and i. the World
from 1882 to 1855. Thers tables of f.rsISn
and domestic sncrohandise. showing the amounts OF
tbs imports from and the exports to every country
On the giobs IN 1885 and 1855; the value Of thu
lssaiAs aEtislss imported and :sxpostsd In 1ssA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20

vas the question VINO tasted forty osys 70 vheA ne
scboe sboutsd che cerrect answer But Who s lasc4d
forty days r. asked the rsotss. meaning Elijah The
prophet At thoye was painfnl pause anA then
one little shaver triumf hanty answered Dr. TANNER
The answer broke the school up.
Firstrste." repiied the snske Editor nave lust
thrown q d.sen manuscript poems iAt' tho ssovs'-
[Pittsburs Chronicle.
The pastor Of Presbyterian church not far from this
ctv the other Sunday asked prospe tive teacher OF bic
Sunday school give from tho Bible In favor
Of infant batism The ,ns man replied mat no did
not know Of any snch texts aud vent on to say that
there was no more BIBLICAL authority for infant baptism
than for the salvation OF But bs inagnsnmous
ly added Both doctrines may be believed. however"
man living in Metropolis. ILL.,. says ghost walked
home With hun the other night It got IN trout Of min
several tmss ami he wstrd through IT, tner" ncsns no
substance to impede his prosrsss ne n"s' "copper"
time Who wouldn't vanish after having been gons
and then :rs R . S Sux Ewes s .m.
q bad look. -sBOsion Transcript
non an intended passenger asks ships purser how
many berths hes does moi imply that he 10 census
taker The hatch ways of ship not hens nests nor
Is tho buoy tbs captains son.
The American Lueiie thinks 1t Is an ominous den OF
the Times that number OF young lsrselites who
we're horn In Franco bat nave been residents OF the
Unitsd States for Soma time, arc gOna back to tue
country OF their birth to cutter the army In severs
of this IL being done at the request
of the parents who are still living 10 the old country
There is little doubt that the day OF trouble for all
Europe IL not Tar or"
She fixed It,. EKouse me. but who're do I post this
letter Y" she asked OF boy In the postonoe corridor
yesterday.
Right over there, miss."
"Yrs-ah-thank you." she said o. she dropped II
through of the orinces
But forgot to till you." he observed as she turned
about, that you ought IL have put q stamp"
"Oh-ah-yss. III get Collar bill changel and drop
Detroit Free Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20

then have spurned with Indignation How
can they hereafter claim to be decent and law
abiding citizens who care more for the welfare
of the State and the country than for party
SUGGEST How can they in all future time pre-
tend to oppose the Republican party because
of its disregard OF law" or ''its intense
partisanship"i Scarcely q day passes that
some thin -biooded and half-hearted friend
does not doubt whether Republican leaders and
journals are not too jealous in their party
efforts and yet, if they will canddly reflect,
they will see the entire Democratic party in
Ohio, Illinois, and now in Indiana and New
jersey. upholding the most shameless crimes
in order to steal a political power which the
people have refused to their party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.

The American Society u Civil Engineers held two
sons OF It's thirty fourth annual meeting yesterday and
will assemble again to-day. There l.0i9 members in
New York and other cities over 100 are present from
out town among the most prominent being Frederic
Graf. OF Philadelphia; H. Stanley Goodwin Lehish Val,
lev Railroad; James b. Francis. Lowell. Mass; samuel
NJ Gray. Providence r. l.; C. j. Force, Cleveland. Ohio
John W. Bacon, Railroad Commissioner. Connecticut;
r. d. Iovett, Cincinnati Among the home members
present General g. s. Greene. f. L. Corthell Chief
Engineer Eads Railway John Bogart; C. G. Martin.
Chief Engineer Brooklyn Bridge; C. T. Emery, OF tho
Newly steam Company George =. Morrison Charles
Macdonald j. g. Maurice. George Greene. IT,, OF tho
Department OF Docks aud Colonel j. W. Adams
The committee standard time reported that tho
notation system has been put In daily
use on 500 miles the Canadian Pacific railways ana
thai the prospects OF its extension good Edward
Bates Dorsey was awarded the Norman medal for .
'paper on English and American Railways" and
Cnarles c. Schneider the Rowland prize OF $50 for .
paper on The Canfilever Bridge Ut Niagara Falls"
These officers chosen President. William T.
Worthen New-York; vice presidents. Thomas C. Keefer
OTTAWA L. O., and Thomas r. Rowland OF New York:
secretary and librarian John Boger w-hork; treas
urer J. j. X Crocs. New-lork.
Charles Macdonald, OF the Union Bridge Company. de-
scrbed night the immense testing machine OF tho
Union Bridge Company at Athens. Penn. capable OF
ertiug tensile strain OF 200 900 pounds.
Today society and its guests will take trips to In
spect the suburban Rapid Transit Railroad. tho Conti
Mental Iron Works, the Statute OF Liberty anu other pub
lie works where engineering skill has been displayed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
PERSONAL.

Mrs MorIe + Pitman. who now lives In Boston, does
some tsrary work. hut bit of it is against the I'M
per att orders OF her oenist
Lori Tennyssns health has been alnR ever SINGS tho
death Of He will spend tho rest OF this winter
and tina spring in the south OF France
Mrs John G. Carlisle used often she preferred to
he the wife OF the than the wife OF SEN
ator; but she has lately changed her mind.
Sir Bare Frere's memory has been honorei at Pieer
marzburg Natal by the erection OF nne portrait bust
secured by popular subscription.
Mmo Patti Nicolinrs WILL made just before she came to
America last fall gives half OF hei fortune to her bus-
band one-fourth to her brotherinlaw Mr.. srakosoh.
and one-fourh founl PATH scbolarshi 20 for the
w"rI the testator has Her grave. she
dr.cts, Il to 30 adorned WITH fresh flowers al tue
round. IN token OF her having u'eu S"iiouua'u "
blossoms"
An eous.trlan statue of George Washington is 10 be
erected this year II Philadephls.
Mrs Macksy paid $40 for box at the representation
OF La Parie the benefit OF the flood sufferers. and
went from London to Paris to attend It, When she got
There h doctor prohibited her wearing owcut dress
q. she ordered had completed In tweny-four hours
spencl DIRECTORY costume OF blue velvet and SATIN and
Lace
A notable historic figure in Parliament the late
John Samuel wanley sawbrldgs Erie Drsx In the hrst
House Of Commons unier the Bnnoverian line an Erie
and "A Drar sAt for warnh aud either Erie or q
Drax or m Erie that borough until the
second OF George ILL., In 1882 the deceased gnn'
tleman came TO tho fore. TO contest the sitting with
member OF the Cal~rsft family. and In 1872. 1880.
1897 1857 and 1868 he defeated by Captain Cal
craft and In 1871. l9s7 1852 and 1859 he was elected
Immediately after tho 1863 election Captain Calcrstt
died another member Of his family took up ne night
Mr. DTax was twice victorious. but In 1851 he was
he ten for the and tho onse thence orth knew
h no mole. lie usually ranked as tho member nsvpR
inc longest NAME his chief competitor for ID ~ 1sthc-
ton beng Mr. Osdston.s rondrrons TREND sir William
George Gran rille Veaablcs Vernon HarcourL
Miss susan Hale and her nephew, Mr.. Philip Hale.
have gone TO Paris for tho winter.
Joseph Pancornet. whose death has Just been an
uounced was plano Beethoven Meyerte Ger and
kossnL
The Princess Mario Of wurtemburg. whose death re
Gently oocurre obtained considerable literary rep
uiaon Dy contributing poo1s and stories 10 various
German msRszinsa
WASHINGTON Jan. 10The Hon s. 9. Cox is reported to
be some to-day than yesterday His ply stefan
says that his improvement while slow is steady.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-Tho President and Mrs Glove
land will visit Baltimore Monday evening for tho
purpose OF attending tho ANIMAL Charity Ball 10 be given
at the Academy OF Music They will return 10 Washing
ton the same evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
vp DlLys DESERTED sUCCESs

Augustn DAILY as might have been expected. was in
buoyant spirits yesterday The immediate Of his
production OF tho Tanning OF the shIew was atteste1
By the line Of people which Was seen In the lobby long
before yesterday bent on buying tickets Tor AS carly
daes IA possble Mr. Daily said IN response a visitors
congratuations: 81 am indeed gratincd. One always
feels less doubt about production before tho
rs night audience has set its seal OF approval dsap
nrovai ON IT, and In this was particularly anxous
Nothing however, could have been more evident than
that the public have approved my attempt TO produce
shakespcaran comedy as II was written have spent
leave nothing unone which could make for success and
am glad find my efforts are approved think caa
fairly say that this Is the most successful OF ali OF my old
comedy rsyyals. aud for this much 70 my
company" M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
A Fatal pINIG.

The disaster in the SpitalGelds music hall
seems to have been one OF those uisfortunes
which no forethOught or precaution can avert
so long as the people to be protested arc liable
to lose their heads altogether ut exciting
moments. According TO the later accounts OF
the affair the great loss of life was not charge
able to an insuiliciency OF exits. There were
several doors opening Into the street. but the
psnicstricken crowd would not use them. The
whole audience with one accord seems to have
gone stark mad with fear. All turned to the
main door, despite tho fact that plenty of other
exits were accessible. No flock OF sheep terri
fed by an attack of wolves could have behaved
more insanely. In that supreme moment, too,
every vestige Of civilization and hun anity dis
appeared. Ii was mob of wild animals fight
ing desperately with one another for their lives.
and the weakest. that Is the women and girls
and children, were ruthlessly tramped and
crushed.
1t may well be asked whether any life Is
worth the hideous sacrifice made to preserve
the survivors of this revolving accident. Seven
tesn corpses, apparently not including n num-
Der of infants that were crushed OF smotherod
in the arms Of their parents. are the results OF az
causeless panic and ns abject an exhibition OF
the most brutal egotism as can be encountered
anywhere. Clearly there vas no excuse for the
blind frenzy into which these 500 people fell on
the instant. An alarm OF fire at public en-
tertainment in no doubt disturbing, but in this
case there was no ground for experimenting
difficulty in getting out of the building, and
there would have been none but for tho pol
roonery Of the men present.